Now, on the heels from his loss to Holloway, Pettis has declared himself the king of lightweight. He spoke on the Five Rounds podcast:

“I was rushing for my title shot. I was right there at 145 pounds and still in the running at 155. I think it was rough on my body [doing that]. I had a lot of injuries I needed to heal up and I wasn’t healing them up. I was just going right to the next camp.”

“I’m going to take my time at 155 pounds,” Pettis said. “I was in a rush to get back into title contention. Everybody I fought besides [Charles] Oliveira was a the No. 1 contender or a former champion. I’m going to go back to the 155-pound division, work my way back to the top and see how far I can take it again.

“Yeah, I was looking to get Jim Miller,” Pettis said. “He was the only guy not booked, besides [Michael] Johnson. I let my management take care of who I’m fighting, but there’s Miller, Johnson, Nate Diaz. There’s a bunch of guys out there I’d like to fight.”

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